Senior Associate HR Business Partner

About Accolade

Accolade (Nasdaq : ACCD) provides millions of people and their families with an exceptional healthcare experience that is personal, data-driven, and value-based to help every person live their healthiest life.

Accolade solutions combine virtual primary care, mental health support, and expert medical opinion services with intelligent technology and best-in-class care navigation.

Accolade’s Personalized Healthcare approach puts humanity back in healthcare by building relationships that connect people and their families to the right care at the right time to improve outcomes, lower costs, and deliver consumer satisfaction.

Accolade consistently receives consumer satisfaction ratings over 90%.

This is an on-site role working from our Seattle location five days per week.

Base Salary Range is $95,000-$100,000 annually.

Role Overview

The Senior Associate HR Business Partner is responsible for designing, interpreting, and executing comprehensive people strategies, policies, guidelines, and programs for the assigned business unit.

This individual will have the expertise to support HR specialty programs such as employee rewards, compensation, benefits, performance management, employee relations, and other technical needs.

The Sr Associate P&C Business Partner has the ability to see the big picture, people strategy needs, as well as anticipate and execute more tactical organization and people needs to cultivate a truly amazing employee experience.

A Day in the Life

• Serve as a trusted advisor and partner to our business and functional organizations.
• Support our efforts to align our people strategy to our business priorities and deliver solutions; partner with Director, HBRP and leaders to establish plans and deliver solutions to achieve strategic business initiatives and deliver results.
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance which includes coaching, counseling, and disciplinary actions; manage and resolve employee relations issues;

conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations in partnership with the employee relations team and leader oversight.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for teams within the assigned organization on all People & Culture related matters.
• Collaborate with Director, HRBP to review gaps in leadership capability across departments within the business and develop action plans accordingly.
• Partner with Director, HRBP to analyze people & culture programs, conduct performance analyses of the programs, prepare reports and proposals from findings, and present them to senior management for consideration.
• Support the retention of valuable employees by enhancing efficient people management practices within the business leading to employee satisfaction.
• Collaborate with the Compensation Manager to provide compensation support including salary planning, approval of salary actions, promotions, and job leveling / re-leveling.
• Assist Dir, HRBP in analyzing trends and metrics in partnership with the broader People & Culture team to brainstorm and develop solutions, programs, and policies;

champion these solutions within assigned organization.

• Partner with middle management to assess, create, and implement innovative solutions for a variety of employee engagement initiatives.
• Partner effectively with other cross-functional teams such as Diversity, L&D, Talent Management, and Compensation on communications and best practices.
• Maintain clear and detailed knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and labor legislation.
• Support or lead special and cross-functional projects as needed.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field required. Master's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development or related field is a plus.
• 3 - 5 years as an HR generalist / HRBP with exposure / experience across other fields within HR or related discipline.
• Passionate about making a business impact and truly understands the strategic value HR has in delivering a business unit’s key objectives.
• Thrives in a highly dynamic, fast-growing environment, and capable of delivering quick results.
• Ability to influence and partner with different levels of the organization to achieve results.
• Strong business and HR acumen, including strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and self-initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to coach managers to use company best practices for maximum effectiveness.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, interpersonal skills; high-quality document and report preparation.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment requiring strong multi-tasking abilities.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, including access to Accolade Advocacy, Accolade Care, and Accolade EMO.
• HDHP medical plan with generous employer contributions towards an HSA.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching employer contributions.
• Open Time Off.
• Generous Holiday Schedule + 5 floating holidays.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Subsidized commuter benefits programs.
• Virtual access to coaching, self-care activities, and video-based therapy and psychiatry through Ginger.
• 1 Volunteer day per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with employee discount.

We strongly encourage you to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Our people are the Heart of Accolade. Together, we are building a great and enduring business that truly makes an impact.

At Accolade, we are committed to building a workplace where all can grow and thrive. We do this by living our core values :

• Member Obsessed : For everything we do, we ask ourselves : Is this going to make our member’s life measurably better?
• Be Fearless : We think differently. We do what’s never been done. We are reinventing healthcare every step of the way.
• Stronger Together : We honor the differences among one another and know that our unique perspectives drive us forward.
• Genuine Care : We care deeply about the human beings we work with and serve. We have each other’s back.
• Embrace Reality : We bring the data, tell the truth, and trust each other.
• Relentless Execution : We operate with a bias for action. Take initiative, move fast & have fun.

Accolade is committed to being a company that embraces a hybrid work environment where employees can enjoy the best of both worlds - the flexibility to work from home and the opportunity to have a common place to connect, collaborate, and innovate with others in-person.

Our hybrid work model requires that employees who live within 40 miles of an Accolade office are required to be in the office for at least two days during the work week.

Accolade will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with disabilities or for a sincerely held religious belief.

Accolade is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to advancing an inclusive environment for all qualified applicants and employees.

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